The Joy Thermometer

Send us a text. We'd love to hear from you!Welcome to the 9th episode of the Woman Uncaged Podcast with Laura Gates-Lupton and Linda Katz!  In this episode we talk about Joy. We explore and discuss:Why is joy scary and vulnerable?  Why do we expect the other shoe to drop?What does it mean to steal joy from the present and give it to the future?If... when... then...thinking.What is the joy thermostat?Upper limit problems.How does our propensity to make meaning relate to these limits?How is all of this related to money?How can we increase our capacity for joy? This beautiful poem by Robert Friend:The Last Year (after a terminal cancer diagnosis)This is the last year.There will be no other,but heartless natureseemingly relents.Never has a winter sunspilled so much light,never have so many flowersdared such early bloom.The air is brilliant, sharp.Never have I takensuch long, long breaths.The book: The Big Leap by Gay HendricksThe song we danced to before recording: Tight Pants/Body Rolls by Leslie Hall. Such a fun song!!How about you? What has your experience of joy been? Where is your thermometer set? Do you want it to be higher? We'd love to hear from you. Email us: [email protected] the show~Linda's book: Homecoming: One Woman's Story of Dismantling Her Inner Cage and Freeing Her Wild Feminine Soul   ~Laura's Monday Money Missives: https://goodwithmoney.substack.com/~Linda's Wild Woman in the Burbs: https://lindasewalliuskatz.substack.com/Support the Show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2281161/supporters/newEmail us: [email protected]. We love hearing from you!